we have been all over the state, literally hundreds of ihop's and vfw halls and denny's talking with voters in every part of the state. that is what we are doing between now and election day. i'm very glad to be here in this debate tonight. i am looking forward to another debate in a couple of weeks. i think it is important to present the very clear force the election faces. >> 1.4 million republicans in the primary -- you put a lot of energy into that. up to 9 million texans will vote november 6. why shouldn't they have the same energy and exposure side- by-side with you and mr. sadler as before the primary? >> we are debating here today. we will debate in a couple of weeks. in the meantime, i am on the road in a different city between just about every day between now and election day. >> but why can not we have another debate? why not the one in houston? what are you afraid of? >> i am focusing on supporting our campaign. that is what we're doing. i'm listening to the voters of texas. >> you can build the support in a debate. >> we agreed to this one. look -- i understand you are w